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JAGUAR A TRADITION OF SPORTS CARS
Written by Bernard Viart; Michel Cognet.
Stock no. 1822624
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0854294562. Light mottling to boards and verso of dustwrapper. Light pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and rubbed at corners. Musty odour present.

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ASTON MARTIN: MODEL BY MODEL
Written by Andrew Noakes.
Stock no. 1822341
Published by The Crowood Press. 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Tracing the turbulent history of Aston Martin and Lagonda through the cars these two famous British marques have produced. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 9781847973221. Reprint. A lovely, clean copy. Price-cut white pictorial dustwrapper.

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SALMONS & SONS: THE TICKFORD COACHBUILDERS
Written by Dennis C. Mynard.
Stock no. 2135135
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photographs throughout. ISBN: 9781860774225. SIGNED by author to title page. Light wear to cover edges. Couple of knocks to top and tail of spine. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small nicks to corners.

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ERF 'THE WORLD'S BEST OIL ENGINED LORRY'
Written by Peter Davies.
Stock no. 2135025
Published by Roundoak Publishing. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Sixty Years of Truck Building. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1871565189. Bumping to spine, corners and a couple of cover edges. Browning/foxing to outer page edges. Inscription in ink, partially scribbled out to rear pastedown. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear hole and a little loss to spine.

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ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY: SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE
Written by Jonathan Wood.
Stock no. 1822112
Published by Haynes. 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of the famous Rolls-Royce motor cars including those which have carried the Bentley badge, majoring on the post-war years. Haynes Classic Makes Series. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 185960692X. Reprint. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very faintly scuffed, spine slightly faded.

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WILDINGS 125 YEAR HISTORY 1874-1999
Written by Sheldon James; Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1822012
Published by The Newport Printing Co.. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Wildings retail store in Newport's Commercial Street. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0907143210. Slight bumping and rubbing of board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and a few minor marks.

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MEN OF STEEL BY ONE OF THEM
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821923
Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition.

A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 624 pages. B/w photos. Spine a little creased, gilt title to spine is dull. Boards are lightly marked. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and grubby. Endpapers grubby. Frontis and title page creased with a little damage to title page (edge of). Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents generally clean. A well used copy.

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LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 1821769
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint. Minor surface paper damage to last couple of pages where they have been prised apart (not immediately noticeable). Else a lovely copy.

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MORE THAN A BOOKSHOP: ZWEMMER'S AND ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Nigel Vaux Halliday.
Stock no. 1821737
Published by Philip Wilson Publishers. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Zwemmer's bookshop, art gallery and publishing house has a central place in the history of British art in the twentieth century. A unique source of information on modern art, supplemented in 1929 by the opening of the Zwemmer Gallery specialising in contemporary art. Zwemmer's was a meeting place for a cross-section of the art world - artists, collectors, academics and laymen - attracted by a range of books covering all arts of all periods. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0856674095. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF LOTUS 1961-1971: GROWTH OF A LEGEND
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1821495
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the great success stories of the automotive industry in the second half of the twentieth century. Lotus ranks alongside Ferrari and Porsche as one of the great names in the world of motor racing and high-performance cars. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0090054157. Reprint. A few pale marks to boards. Musty odour present else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed, a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front), and is lightly faded to spine.

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SKYLEADERS DC-1 THROUGH DC-7: THE DOUGLAS PROPLINERS
Written by Rene J. Francillon.
Stock no. 1820746
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Douglas aviation activity leading up to July 1933 which was a groundbreaking moment for commercial aviation, and examining the development of transport aircraft through to the present day, concluding with the ongoing manufacture of the C-17 military cargo under the Boeing label. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780857331571.

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FADED GLORY: AIRLINE COLOUR SCHEMES OF THE PAST
Written by John K. Morton.
Stock no. 1820740
Published by Airlife. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 1853100889. Covers scuffed. Contents fine.

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